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| Effects of positive and negative social exchanges with various sources on depressive symptoms in younger and older adults | | Author(s) | Morris A Okun, Verna M Keith |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological sciences and social sciences, vol 53B, no 1, January 1998 |
| Pages | pp P4-P20 |
| Keywords | Family relationships ; Friendship ; Depression ; Older people ; Young people ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study examined the effects of both positive and negative social exchanges within key relationships (spouse, children, and other relatives and friends) on the depressive symptoms of younger (28 to 59 years old) and older (60 to 92 years old) men and women. Separate analyses were carried out on younger and older adults who were respondents in the Americans' Changing Lives study. In both age groups, positive and negative social exchanges with the same source were significantly inversely related, and positive social exchanges exerted stronger net effects on depressive symptoms than negative social exchanges. For older adults, some buffering effects were found when negative and positive social exchanges were associated with different sources; for younger adults, buffering effect were found when negative and positive social exchanges were associated with the same source. These buffering effects were not conditioned by gender. The findings highlight the importance of considering the age of the recipient and the provider-recipient relationship when studying the joint influence of negative and positive social exchanges on adults' depressive symptoms. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980310401 A |
| Classmark | DS:SJ: DS:SX: ENR: B: SB: 7T |
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